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    Australia working days and public holidays 2025

    Australia, 2025: 250–252 working days, depending on the region. There are 7 national public holidays, and regions add their own. The table below and the calculator, once you pick a region, give the exact number.

    Australia 2025 at a glance

    The number of working days depends on the region. Pick a region to see the exact number.

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    Working days (depends on the region)
    250–252
    Standard hours
    2000–2016
    Free days
    113–115
    Calendar days
    365
    Holidays in period
    7
    Free days from holidays
    7
    Holidays on weekends
    0

    Public holidays 2025

    January

    • 1 Jan Wednesday New Year's Day
    • 27 Jan Monday Australia Day

    March

    • 3 Mar Monday Labour Day Western Australia
    • 10 Mar Monday Canberra Day Australian Capital Territory
    • 10 Mar Monday Adelaide Cup Day South Australia
    • 10 Mar Monday Eight Hours Day Tasmania
    • 10 Mar Monday Labour Day Victoria

    April

    • 18 Apr Friday Good Friday
    • 19 Apr Saturday Easter Eve Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria Weekend
    • 20 Apr Sunday Easter Sunday Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia Weekend
    • 21 Apr Monday Easter Monday
    • 25 Apr Friday Anzac Day

    May

    • 5 May Monday May Day Northern Territory
    • 5 May Monday Labour Day Queensland

    June

    • 2 Jun Monday Reconciliation Day Australian Capital Territory
    • 2 Jun Monday Western Australia Day Western Australia
    • 9 Jun Monday King's Birthday Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria

    August

    • 4 Aug Monday Picnic Day Northern Territory

    September

    • 26 Sept Friday Friday before AFL Grand Final Victoria
    • 29 Sept Monday King's Birthday Western Australia

    October

    • 6 Oct Monday Labour Day Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia
    • 6 Oct Monday King's Birthday Queensland

    November

    • 4 Nov Tuesday Melbourne Cup Victoria

    December

    • 25 Dec Thursday Christmas Day
    • 26 Dec Friday Boxing Day

    Working days by month 2025, national holidays only

    Month Working days Hours
    January 1 Jan New Year's Day, 27 Jan Australia Day 21 168
    February 20 160
    March 21 168
    April 18 Apr Good Friday, 21 Apr Easter Monday, 25 Apr Anzac Day 19 152
    May 22 176
    June 21 168
    July 23 184
    August 21 168
    September 22 176
    October 23 184
    November 20 160
    December 25 Dec Christmas Day, 26 Dec Boxing Day 21 168
    Total 254 2032

    Working days by region 2025

    Region Working days Hours
    Australian Capital Territory10 Mar Canberra Day, 2 Jun Reconciliation Day, 9 Jun King's Birthday, 6 Oct Labour Day 250 2000
    New South Wales9 Jun King's Birthday, 6 Oct Labour Day 252 2016
    Northern Territory5 May May Day, 9 Jun King's Birthday, 4 Aug Picnic Day 251 2008
    Queensland5 May Labour Day, 6 Oct King's Birthday 252 2016
    South Australia10 Mar Adelaide Cup Day, 9 Jun King's Birthday, 6 Oct Labour Day 251 2008
    Tasmania10 Mar Eight Hours Day, 9 Jun King's Birthday 252 2016
    Victoria10 Mar Labour Day, 9 Jun King's Birthday, 26 Sep Friday before AFL Grand Final, 4 Nov Melbourne Cup 250 2000
    Western Australia3 Mar Labour Day, 2 Jun Western Australia Day, 29 Sep King's Birthday 251 2008

    How it works?

    This calculator counts working days, public holidays, and shortened workdays for a selected country and period. A working day is any day outside the weekend (Saturday and Sunday; in Egypt Friday and Saturday) that is not a public holiday. Shortened workdays: in Estonia the working day immediately before New Year's Day, Independence Day, Victory Day and Christmas Eve is 3 hours shorter. In Latvia and Lithuania the working day immediately before every public holiday is 1 hour shorter (Latvian Labour Law § 135, Lithuanian Labour Code art. 112).

    Holiday data comes from the Nager.Date public holiday database, updated annually.

    Frequently asked questions

    What counts as a working day?

    A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day nor a public holiday. In Estonia and most countries the weekend is Saturday and Sunday; in Egypt it is Friday and Saturday.

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    What is a shortened workday?

    Under § 53 of the Estonian Employment Contracts Act, the working day before New Year's Day, Independence Day (24 February), Victory Day (23 June) and Christmas Eve (24 December) is shortened by three hours. The day shortened is the one immediately before the holiday: if that day is a day off (for example a Sunday), no working day is shortened - the Friday before stays a full day. In Estonia the day before other public holidays is not shortened. In Latvia (Labour Law § 135) and Lithuania (Labour Code art. 112) the working day right before every public holiday is one hour shorter for full-time staff.

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    Why don’t some public holidays reduce the working day count?

    If a public holiday falls on a weekend (Saturday or Sunday), it does not reduce the working day count, since those days would not be working days regardless.

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    How are annual working hours calculated?

    Multiply the working days by 8 hours and subtract the shortening for each shortened day - 3 hours in Estonia, 1 hour in Latvia and Lithuania: working days × 8 − shortened days × 3 (or × 1). Monthly norm hours work the same way from that month's working days. For part-time staff, use the agreed daily hours instead of 8.

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